With injuries mounting - such as Callum O'Dowda being out for several months - the need for an extra body in the midfield would be very handy, although Jamie McAllister explained on Wednesday that injuries would not affect the club's plans for the next window.

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Johnson has mostly used Josh Brownhill, Korey Smith and Marlon Pack in the middle of the pitch but has previously admitted his exasperation at being unable to break down several sides at Ashton Gate this season, such as Millwall, Burton and Preston, while City could not get a shot on target for 60 minutes up at the KCOM Stadium last weekend.

The Bristol Post also understands that should Zak Vyner leave the club in January on loan the Robins are likely to bring in a right-back on loan.

Zak Vyner of Bristol City in action (Image: Alex James/JMP)

We understand that no decision has yet been made on several young prospects such as Lloyd Kelly or Zak Vyner as to whether they leave the club for more first team football in the second half of the season.

However, it looks increasingly likely that one of those pair will go out on loan.

If Vyner was to go out on loan, it could even be with a view to playing as a right-sided centre-back as Lee Johnson hinted to the Bristol Post recently.

"We'll have to assess," said Lee Johnson when we asked the head coach ahead of the Sheffield Wednesday away game recently whether a new right-back would be brought in.

Eros Pisano goes off injured

"If we decide to loan him [Vyner] then probably we'll need a loan [to come in], because I wouldn't want to recruit somebody in that position when we've got Zak, we've got Pisano and we've got Bailey Wright who have been playing really well in that position who can cover him."

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Finally, should Milan Djuric need another operation to fix his groin then the club might then consider entering the market to look for another centre forward.

However, with Famara Diedhiou set to return towards the end of December the need for another forward is less pressing and might depend on the right player becoming available.

Milan Djuric in action for Bristol City

City do, of course, have Cauley Woodrow and Matty Taylor available to play upfront alongside Bobby Reid while one solution could be to recall Freddie Hinds from Cheltenham to use his pace to stretch teams.

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Steve Lansdown, Mark Ashton and co are unlikely to countenance the sale of any of the Robins' stars in January and it would be foolish to upset the apple cart with City currently well placed in the league.

However, there could be several incoming players to bolster the squad for the second half of the season.